Words that rhyme with ova

n 1: an event that results in a transformation [syn: conversion, transition, changeover]

n 1: a plant of the genus Trifolium [syn: clover, trefoil]

n 1: the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis [syn: crossing over, crossover] 2: a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party [syn: crossover voter, crossover] 3: the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience; "a jazz-classical crossover album" 4: a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other [syn: crossing, crosswalk, crossover]

n 1: someone who drives a herd [syn: herder, herdsman, drover]

n 1: an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator)

n 1: bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels [syn: overpass, flyover] 2: a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground [syn: flyover, fly-by, flypast]

n 1: disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol) [syn: hangover, katzenjammer] 2: an official who remains in office after his term [syn: holdover, hangover] 3: something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century" [syn: hangover, holdover]

n 1: an official who remains in office after his term [syn: holdover, hangover] 2: something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century" [syn: hangover, holdover]

n 1: a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" [syn: stop, stopover, layover]

adj 1: not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions" [syn: leftover, left over(p), left(p), odd, remaining, unexpended] n 1: a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists [syn: leftover, remnant]

adv 1: in addition; "computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving"; "the cellar was dark; moreover, mice nested there"; "what is more, there's no sign of a change" [syn: furthermore, moreover, what is more]

n 1: a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process

adv 1: at or to a point across intervening space etc.; "come over and see us some time"; "over there" 2: throughout an area; "he is known the world over" 3: throughout a period of time; "stay over the weekend" [syn: over, o'er] 4: beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position; "a roof that hangs over"; 5: over the entire area; "the wallpaper was covered all over with flowers"; "she ached all over"; "everything was dusted over with a fine layer of soot" [syn: all over, over] adj 1: having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" [syn: complete, concluded, ended, over(p), all over, terminated] n 1: (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch

n 1: light hollow muffin made of a puff batter (individual Yorkshire pudding) baked in a deep muffin cup

n 1: a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head [syn: pullover, slipover]

n 1: someone who is easily taken advantage of 2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake]

n 1: someone who leads a wandering unsettled life [syn: wanderer, roamer, rover, bird of passage] 2: an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement [syn: rover, scouter]

n 1: a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head [syn: pullover, slipover]

n 1: a stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago" [syn: stopover, way station] 2: a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" [syn: stop, stopover, layover]

n 1: a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process

n 1: a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force [syn: coup d'etat, coup, putsch, takeover] 2: a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation

n 1: the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers [syn: employee turnover, turnover rate, turnover] 2: a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling 3: the volume measured in dollars; "the store's dollar volume continues to rise" [syn: dollar volume, turnover] 4: the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: upset, overturn, turnover]

n 1: backbends combined with handstands 2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake]

n 1: the capital of the state of Delaware [syn: Dover, capital of Delaware]

n 1: United States admiral who advocated the development of nuclear submarines (1900-1986) [syn: Rickover, Hyman Rickover, Hyman George Rickover]

n 1: United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won nine Wimbledon women's singles championships (born in 1956) [syn: Navratilova, Martina Navratilova]

n 1: Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526) [syn: Cordoba, Francisco Fernandez Cordoba, Cordova, Francisco Fernandez de Cordova] 2: a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture [syn: Cordoba, Cordova] 3: a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613 [syn: Cordoba, Cordova]

n 1: a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH [syn: Yahweh, YHWH, Yahwe, Yahveh, YHVH, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah, JHVH] 2: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah]

n 1: a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991 [syn: Moldova, Republic of Moldova, Moldavia]

n 1: an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798) [syn: Casanova, Giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Casanova de Seingalt, Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt] 2: any man noted for his amorous adventures

n 1: act of relinquishing property or authority etc; "the handover of occupied territory"

n 1: a port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League [syn: Hannover, Hanover] 2: the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria) [syn: Hanover, House of Hanover, Hanoverian line]

n 1: (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt [syn: Passover, Pesach, Pesah, Feast of the Unleavened Bread]

n 1: (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure